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Investigate Today! Tj Regular Subacribara the banner-herald ji.OOO Accident Policy Froo.' THE Dally and Sunday—to Cento a Weok. -HERALD ATHENS. COTTON: MIDDLING 26e PREVIOUS CLOSE 26c WEATHER: Probably Fair and Coder Dally, and aunday—10 Canto a WaaK. VOL- 91. NO. 83 Associatad Press Servlet ATHENS, GA„ TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1923- A. B. C. Paper Single Coplea 2 Cento Dally. B Centa Sunday. Greece Throws Down Gauntlet To Turks About orations Alexandria Tells Corres pondents That Greece Is Ready to Fight If Nec essary. TURKS BIX>W UP BRIDGE, IS REPORT Consternation in Athens Follows Report of Blow ing Up of Bridge By the Turks. (By Associated Press.) ATHENS/—'Turkish troops aro r/ptirtM to have blown up tho tirMc" over'- the Maritas , River ,1,1,1.' connects Adrisnople and Kirau-iib. Is tho rumor which rose'll, d tills' city Tuesday. Th„ report.created great con- ttrrnallnn hero doe to tho already ,trained relations existing between Turkey amt Greece and the an !>Hr made at the Lausanne con. frrence by M. Alexandria. Creel Foreign Minister, to Ute Torklah reparations demands. LAUSANNE.—If. Turkoy Insists ..a war to aottle the question of tho indemnity she claims la due from r,roece,.then Greece will ac- ,rj,t the gage of battle. Alex-' indrta. tho Greek foreign minister, tolil the foreign correspondents Monday night. Tho Greek delegates, he added, ,111 ho withdrawn from the Near Ksatorn conference this week If Turkey persists In her reparations demands. IT BY POLICE, IE Chicago Police Capture Three Members of Band Which Raided Many Ky. Distilleries. OF THIRTY-TWO FROM IjUDE RIVER Believfed to Be Bodies Believed to Thos? of Foreigners At tempting Entrance to United States. MAJORITY THOUGHT TO BE ITALIANS Supposed That Victims Had Been Robbed and Murdered and Bodies Thrown Into River. (By Associatad Prase.) MEXICO CITY.—Newspaper dls- patches from Nouvo Laredo state fBv a,a Dr... \ 1 that thirty-two bodlys, believed' to rirr/Mrin **!?? *TiTrnA 11 h® thoso of ■tallana and other i I persons of foreign: birth, who had members of a band of twenty dls-1 h<1( , robbed and murdorod while ,,a " dl, i- n " fon r or , u " od attempting to enter tho United 2,01,' * c< *, vn p n ,"~' 1,0 “I 1 ®' 1 1 States Illegally, have been rocovcr- I «I from the waters of tho Rio ttllery at Deatsvllle, Ky., wore cap. turod at Waukoogan, Ill., late Mon* dav night. Two of tho men captured wero suffering from severe buckshot wotinds received’ In tho fight with tho guards at tho Samuels* dls* tlllery. Tho three men boasted to the nolle* that the bgnd of which thoj are members had plundered num erous Kentucky distilleries, saying that thousands of gallons had been solved* In raids and that the liquor thus solved, hnvo furnished Chlra. go’s chief- rum supply since prohl* bitten went Into effect. Tbo men were arrested after on* . . . . .. i |f them had. summoned a wpmnn The Turks have given no Indl-i doctor to a shnek on tho outskirts nilon of Intention to recede from 0 f th | B clt y f to at tend tho two tbrtr reparatlos dematils, and M. | wounded men. Tho doctor Imtnedl- Alexandria'declaration that Greece I „ eIy noHnod the 1>0||co and , h . rcuolrod not to pay one cent | trro8t> followed. fnS,™ 0 !. 1 1*.,!f' D J amaBl1 '' <"»- Grande. In tho vicinity of Laredo, ol Indemnity brought Increased pessimism In conference circles. Tho Omen foreign mlnlatar de nied that he had come to Lausan ne In a bellicose mood but bald £ Greek army .had been reorgan- nlnro the overthrow of Con- re and was now woll equipped ind armed and able' to take care of Itself; With reference to possible war, M. Alexandria said: "Turkey aeema in (eel that Greece Waa beaten In the war and therefore owes an In demnity. But this is a grave error. >s Greece waa merely beaten In haul. In Asia Minor and hostlllttea sere suspended by tn armistice which Greece Is trying to trans- Inrnt Into peace. Bat If the Turks i mpose to resume the war to ob tain an Indemnity then Greece ac- cepis tho challenge. ("My government has determined to retire from the conference next • Wednesday or Thoraday, whan the indemnity question comas up Ir Plenary aeaaloo. If Turkey Insists Open an unjust position or any ef fort Is made to force Greece to ac cept this position." - •m. Alexandria repeated the Creek contention that Turkey and Greece should mutually renounce reparations as the only possible solution. The second month of the second ennferenco will open tomorrow In • trouble# atmosphere, with none of the xroat laauae aettled. LITTLE SWITZERLAND on tho Mexican aide of tho rlvor. An invoatlgatlon la under way at Montery. tho dispatches state to determine the truth of charges that members of a family In that city havo been murdering and robbing tho foreigners whom they have in veigled into attempting to clandes tine entrance Into tho United States. The finding of the bodies, so runs the report, has occasioned the greatest excltment amt from the number of bodies found would seem that tho murdors have picen stretched out ocor a period of some time. y It was thought hy some, that the forelgnors. Ignorant of tho. ways No Deaths Reported Suchow Bandits As Zero Hour Passes By OLD TIME SUG WILL OPEN KIWIS Ell 6,000 Visiting “Builders” Expected in Atlanta For the International Meet ing. No Announcement of Deaths Made By Bandits As Time Limit Expires Tuesday. SITUATION~REMAINS STILL VERY GRAVE 01. FARMS ICE LAST JANUARY 1ST Chinese Troops Are With drawing Rapidly. Near est Soldiers Now More Than 6 Milys Away. of the country, wero told by pot* sons that they would slip them Into the" United State, for a ,um of monev. Thin sum of money waa paid and the trio townrdk the Rio Grande begun. When tho river war reached and as the foreigners came Into sight of his goal, he waa taken unawares by theao persons, who had -already ascertained how much money.be had on hla person, and murdered, tho body being hidden | lh the river, possibly weighted I down. ogy. ABC’S i -of— NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING eeACINQ. THE AD . IN BEST POSITION Te. potltlen of,an advertise, "•"» on the page takes yen back •° <ho proposition that “the Sag, reding ays travail from left '• rl ahl and down." ■*» advar- "•*' cinnet change tkla fact, so hi mutt ,glvt It first consldtra-' 'ivtrtHers -must not forget '•it people read newspapers foe 'ho now*. Wherever the news o*S'm tkhre reading begins. An ' -1 -eriiisment occupying the (By Associated Press.) GENEVA.—'The Swiss government reply to tho soviet note of proteai concerning the aaaasalnatlon at Lausanne of Vorovsky, soviet en voy, declares that Swltxerlund hag a better right to demand explana tions for the violence suffered by thousands of Swiss In Russia under the aoclet regtmo than to glvo thorn regardlnk the death of one Rus sian who was an unofficial and unwelcome visitor. The reply, which waa drafted by M. Motto, chief of tho political department, has been approved by the federal council. In regard to charges that Voro*- ky was not sufficiently protected, the reply asserts that the Swing pollen cannot give special super vision for the protection of every with the statement that the trial visitor to the country.. It concludes of Mauricejfconrnldl. who shot \’or. ovsky, will be held In duo 8wiss legal form and that foreign Inter forence will not bo tolerated. Defiant Note Is Reply of I Swiss Government to Russia. Makes No Apol- TO WILEY BUSH Says Husband of Discov erer of -“Mrs. Bush’s Burn Medicine.” Aided Barrow Co. Capital. Major General John S, Hines Attends Maneuv ers At Fort Benning In fantry School. (By Associated Prpta.) COLUMBUS.—Tho Bluo yid Rod armies opposing, factions In tho maneuvers which aro being held at Mr "Ilf or a pigs must avsraems j (h|) Infantry school at Fort Ben- * "'“V haadlcap-^a natural !nlnK and wh | C h Is tho largest that yof tb« readirfg blind to •<°p whan Ms aye louts, tho *>" of 1*0, reading matter. 1 ha suroot way to catch the at- tinii.n of tho roadsr la to place 'h! Idvartlooipont 00 that tho oyo travels naturally Into It. Tho ,ar ®. of conscious vision la at- ">ri lovorol Inehta below and to right at tho linos actually bo- '"a read. If tho advertisement It cla >or enough It wUI moot surely ittontlon. T "* hair page advortlsomcnt eiacd at th« bottom at tbo page "** ,u .1t »• many ahancaa a» being 'cia over the ana at tho top as • »ra columns to the pigs. ' '"wo are ssvan columns to the *"e aro will travtl Into tho lOrirtisemont seven tlmn. if the JJS* *"•? •» Odvsrklilng. the oyo otop before It li reschid and reading down again. BANNER.HERALD. By T. LARRY GANTT The beautiful and thriving little city of Winder owe* lta origin to the untiring energy of Wiley Bush. When that eectlon waa remote from any railroad, the neareat depot# being Athena, Atlanta. Social Cir cle and Gainesville, Wiley Bu#h bought or Inherited a Urge tract of land there. He married Ml## Lit- Imer. a mender of the fine family of that name. And Mr#. Buah was a remarkable woman heraelf. She discovered a specific for burn# which U undeniably a aplendld remedy# and Wiley would travel over the country jelling the medi cine. Gov. Joseph E, Brown gave Mr#. Buah*# Burn remedy a atrong endowment .and.Wiley uaed thl# testimonial for all It wa# worth. /Wiley Bu#h wa# a jovUI, good-na .tured and generous fellow, an< when he mounted • box to pro claim the virtue# of hi# burp mcdl* cine and the boy# began to poke fut at him. he always turned their jest# off With some appropriate and pleasing words. I never knew Wiley to get out of humor and ev ery ono was hi# friend. He qrould follow the circuit of the courts, .and vfalted every coun* ty not only In thl# section of Geor gia but even go Into distiftt part# and other state#. But Wiley Buah did not confine his epergy and‘talent altogether tc his* burn medicine, but alwnjri wound up by proclaiming the fu ture .greatness of Jug Tavern and tel! his hearers what a wonderful city would some day bo built OB that site. ATLANTA, Ga.—Echoes of the old "community sings" of the World War period will be hoard next Monday night at the Audi-i torium when the International! Convention of Kiwnnis Clubs holds its opening session, it was indica ted' Monday by the entries in the over the country. Following the welcoming ad dresses by Governor-elect Clifford L- Walker and Mayor Walter A. Sims a score or more of Ktwanis Clubs which pride themselves on their singing will engage In this contest, for which prise# will b« awarded, and the whole 6.000 via- several of the more familiar Kn- wanis songs. Jules Brazil the di minutive French-Cannadian song leader from Toronto, who paid a visit to Atlanta hat fall, will ar LATEST DI8PATCH Y Bv Associatad P-ess.) SIIA NO HA I.—The “zero hour” for the bucjio-v bandits has passed and so far no an nouncements havo bco nmadc of mv executions. The government troops are withdrawing from around tho bandit stronghold as fast aft possible. The nearest soldiers to the bandits’ mountain fortress are now more than six miles distance. (ay .Associated Press) TE1STIN.—Latest advices from Tsaochwang confirmed, tho com plete deadlock reported In the ne gotiations between tho I*okln gov ernment nn<e' tho Suchow bandits, rive Sunday and wUI conduct the | i n tho efforts of tho government to singing at most of the convention j effect the release of the captives sessions. »hold by the band Ms in their strong Meeting# of the various com- hold In the Shantung hills, mlttces. of local Kiwanls will be tj,,, conditions under which tho foreign captives are held at the held nearly every day this week, closing final details for the conven tion. Arthur Brook's registartion committee will be engaged in training 36'girls, drawn from At- h»nta colleges, in handling the reg istration of the delegates and via- itors. All Atlahta Kiwanlana are expected to register for them •elves and their wives on Satur day of thl# week, at Wesley Mem-il orta! Church, which will be tb* of most of tho business ae# FOR C. E. MEETING Winder, Bishop, Watkins- ville, Elberton, Ila and Other Farms to Be Rep resented May 25. Delegation, from Winder, Blahop. Wntklnavllle, Elberton. Ila, Union Paint and other towna are expect ed to attend the Christian En deavor Rail, which will ha held In the Pint Christian church Fri day evening, Majr 25th. In addition to the out-of-town delegatlona, a large number of young people rep resenting the varioua organization* of Atheni will be In attendance. The alnglng at thla meeting will lie worth while, alnce Mr. Carl J. Mattbewa. field secretary for, Christian Endeavor In Georgia and Florida will lead the aong aervlco and .those .who have frevlously summit of Vnntniku mountain aro dcacrlbed aa terrible. There la vlaalhlo uneaalnesa at the atato department. Officials fear to make any move, leat tho peril ous posltiona of tho cnptlves bo mai> r-tal. One untoward atop at this critical moment might result In tho Instant murder of tho pris- jonetu__ . Pressure on fho state department for Aggressive action la growing ■fron-er. ft has boon,Intensified hy the threat of tho bandits to kill at least two of their captives, un less tbo Chinese government troop- aro withdrawn hy Tuesday. Secretary Huuhea is trying to maintain ealm In tho face of this crowing pressure. Government of ficials are annovod at suggestions Equivalent of a City With the Population Size of Macon Have Either Left Ga. or Gone to Cities. Over $2,000 Worth Produce Is Sold At , Athens Curb Market kre Delighted 11,840 FARMS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED Labor Worth $25,000,000 Lost to State. Farm Pro duce Worth $1,000,000 Gone. An estimated total of 100,000 per sona, or the equivalent of (he pop ulation of a city of the aixe of Macon, la tho number of white and black Georgians who have left farms In (hla state slnco last Jan uary 1. Of tbla number the greater part la composed of black citlsens, although the number of whites who have abandoned the farms la placed' at above 15,009. Theao as tonishing figures and others that will he given were complied hy county agents throughout Georgia, grouped at the Georgia Slate Col lege of Agricult-ire, and given to tho public through newspaper cor respondents for the first time late Monday afternoon, by Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president of tho InsUtu- tlon. , In addition'to the large number of Individuals who have loft Geor gia farms—and tho most of these havo even left the atate—It Is found that 11,540 farms have been abandoned In Georgia since the first of lait January. Placing tba very low productive value on each of theao farms of 1175. the average for the whole United States hut year, It la seen that tho loea In farm production In Georgia In lass than flvo months Is IU72.000. TWO IE KILLED IN HOME, OTHERS Barricaded in House Man Kills Two Officers and Wounds Pair in Jersey City. (By Associatad Frets.) JERSEY CITY.—Two potlco- men shot to death and two others seriously wounded waa the result of a gun battle hero r Tuesday Farmers Are Delight With Results of Market. Sales Tuesday Over $400. IS BIG HELP TO THEM, THEY SAY Will Hold Market Twice Each Week, Tuesday and Saturday. “Better Than Expected,” Says One. morning, when police officials at tempted to arrest Frank Sayea at hla residence in connection wflth a recent hold-up here. 8ayes and hla companion, a wo man. were finally caught by pollca reserves after they had been driv en from the hotlso by gas bomba. Detective Sergeant Slack and Pa trolman Ware were (killed out right and Lieut. Harry Otis and Detective Walton wore seriously wounded In the attempt to arrest Styes. Six officers went to Sayea' house to make the arrest Sayea saw them coming and opened fire from a rear window of tho bonSh. As Sayea begun firing. Walton drop, lied. Otis and Black then rushed the houso snd gained entrance. After the two officials had been In (he hooae lor t few minutes there came a volley of shots from the second floor. The two officers Immediately entered the honse and found Otla, Black and Ware, lying outilde tba door of Sayea' bedroom, the latter two mon dead, -a. * e*» area Immediately setft In Zll ‘ t°r the reserves and a ayatemaUc Salea at the curb Market Tues day. tho flrat time It has been opened on that day. exceeded 1450. according to announcement by the •Market Superintendent. Total sales since May 6 amount tn more than $2,000. Although only a little over three weeks old the Curb Market has dc • lighted both producer and con. consumer and Is ' proving a big success. It Is declared. At total of 105 permits to sell produce on tho Msrket have been Issued by Mrs. Besslo Troutman market master. At opening hour Tuesday morn ing every Inch of available spaco on Broad streot between College avenue and Lnmpkln wan occupied with automobiles and wagons load ed with fresh country produce. ' have left Georgia within the five months Is estimated to' be CM50, and -attributing to each of thane negroes Uia ability to make-ono dollar a day. the productive value of tho population that haa left thla state In five moatha would In the couree of a year amount to .more than 525.000,000. - According to Dr. Soule, who gavo out these facts, tba situation la absolutely alarming. Already, be sayn, Georgia la being forced to lh- port *0 per cent of the farm pro duce that It consumes and with negroes leaving at the rats they are. and the departntw of tho plan waa begun to force the cou-- ,lnce , 11 Pie Inside the house to come out; morning Athens women, who have stood by the market loyally from the first day when they patronised It In n downpour of rain, were on hand early Tuesday buying vegeta bles and other products. Many wo men who never before bought pro. dues from tho Curb Market wers seen purchasing produeo Tuesday morning and appeared much pleased. Several producers who have been attending thp Market regularly Gas bombs ..were finally brought Rast step made In Intd play and within g few. minutes " th* man and women were driven from tho building. that Rmrrlcan troops bo sent In. | white# ns woll front tbe^ann, It Such action would anger the ban dits and perhaps result In whole sale slaying of tho entire prisoner bamt. Th* course most favored here Is ♦hat forer^nt by the United News Surdnv nlqht—direct negotiation* with the ’tendIts. This action was recommended to tho department Monday tn »n official cable from Pekin. Further negotiations be tween the Chinese government ond bandit# nrp futile, tho dispatch stated^ has been staged alnce the war, were again In contact Tuesday. Major General Johns Si Hlne#. deputy chief of stiff arrived from Washington and waa at field head quarters Tuesday morning, start ing a tour of the battlefield'. BRINDELLIS TUT TO WORK BEAUTIFYING SING 8INC NEW YORK—Robert P.. Brlndell former New York Building Trad. Union head, now serving a term In Sing Sing for extortion, was en trusted yesterday with the task ol beautifying the prison grounds and approaches. \ Under ghard and Seriated by 254 other Inmates Brlndell went out side th# "walla and began con es. stairways and bridge, opporitr. tba prison office. The bridges wBj lead to th# new be* hives, on the bluff abort the recently elected garage. , -. And somehow Wiley Bush pos- tssnl the knack of Imparting Into hla hearers some of hia enthu siasm. At that time Athens was beating the buahea for anothsi railroad. Ilufe Heaves was Mayor and myself a member of Council d chairman of the Railroad com# mlttee. We flrat tried to g#t a road to Madison, and a committal of leading business msn—Dr. Hun- nlcutt among the number—vlaJteb Madison to try and snllat the aid of the people of that town. We reached Madison in the afternoon expecting to be root with an en thused crowd and bras# bond but atructlon of rustle benches, feno- pn our train Hkltlng at the depot MB- reception committee constated of a heckman end s hound dec. We spent the night at the hotel and the next morning quietly paid our (Turn tg Page Six) heap! him, know Just what to ex pect. Mr. Mntthewe will sing "It paye to servo Jesus” at the main session and this alons will be dorih coming tn hear. The id dress of the evening will also h delivered by Mr. Matthews at nine o'clock. The Ladle* Aid Society met Monday afternoon nnd mado the final plans for tho serving of the "Little Fellowship Supper” end tho arrangements are so completed un til more than ISO will have the opportunity of- attending the sup per which will eommencs’ nt eight o'clock. Yells and songs will be on the program. “ "Satan's got a slippery shoe,” will be sung by "Happy Jack" and many other Interesting thoughts SOULE IS TENNESSEE UNIVERSITY SPEAKER Is a moat perilous situation. The way In which the figures above wero obtain.! la that coun ty agents In slaty counties mads actual anrveya and with those as n basis, the complete estimates for the entire 100 counties In the state were obtained. Ih the sixty coun ties It was found that 26,593 ne groes had gone from the farms and 0.571 whites and that 4.410 farms had been deserted. With thle for a basis, It was found that for the entire 100 counties, Of,000 negroes i. • alnce It opened May 5 declared It GIVE ESSAY CONTEST and 15,240 whltea had left the farms and 11340 farms bad been abandoned. Athens Men Will Attend Meeting Commissioners Agriculture loft Athens late Mon day for Knoxville, Tenn., wboro he will be one of tbo principal speaker# at the Semi-Centennial Agricultural celebration t|nt Ih to b* held at tbo University of Ten nessee. Fbr a number of years Dr. Soule wa# connected with tho University of TenncHKcc in tho capacity of dean of the agricultural courses snd director of the experiment sta tion there. Ho stated on his do* patturn that he keenly anticipated ... . . .■ . k bls visit to nn Institution’with will be /brought out at the supper I wWch hp ha(t bPcn cnnn „ ctod Rm1 In which brought hark to him many pleaasnt memories. Dr. Andrew M. Soule, presldont Pkairmnn T H Griffith of Iho Georgia Stalo College of L/fiairmon d. XI. Lrruxein and H. K. Nicholson Will Go to Americus Thurs day and Friday. reach or all and for 26 cents one dollar supper will be aerved Tickets , can' be secured from "Gerry" Johnson, Jbhn Wright;-,of Jack Dolton. The. sapper fee 4rltl not commence to cover the plate which still,be, prepared by the Ladles Aid. Brir'fKIs la not the object, the' mgin thoughts of the committee In setting the fixed price, was to assure every person a part In the great Christian En deavor Rally with the theme, "The Dawn of a New Day In < bristian Endeavor.” A moat cordial Invlta'li.i . ex tended everyone to, attend. * NO TRACE No trace has been found of the body of Doritua Shelton, lost In the waters of tho Oconee river Iasi wbek. Parties are continuing the search and watching the surface of the river for the body to come np end dynamite fen been used In an efforth to locate 'the body hat High water-line handicapped th<J .earthing parties Oven- day alnce the youth' went over the dam. Mrs. J. P. Sims Dies Near Comer Mra. Janie I>. Sluia, aged died Tuoaday morning nt 2:30 o'clock at her residence In Madison county near Comer nt tho J»er son. A, T. Sims. Funeral services will be eon- ., ducted Thursday morning at 10:301 o’clock from the home of Mr. A T. Sima and Interment will be Fork ( emetory, near Carlton, with Bernstein Brothers, funeral ifirec. tors. In elmrgo. Mra. Sims' was u member of the Baptist church and one cf Madi son county's best known- women. Sb* Is survived by three sons, Willie 8. Sims. Lake Wales; Fla. Chairman J. H. Griffoth of the Clarke County Board of Commis sioners snd Homer K. Nicholson, county engineer, will probably et tend the annuel convention of the Association County Commissioner! of Georgia In Americus Thursday ami Friday. Goverqon-clect Clllfford Walker will ho one of the principal speak ers. John N. Holder, chairman. Ststi* Highway Department, will speak .on the “Activities of SUte Hirhway Department Gordon Sausay, Savannah, will .apeak on “Future Man Power' of Georgia." Officers of the associa tion will bo elected at th* Ameri- cnat convention n* well ae the next convention city selected. Americus haa prepared n splen did urogram of entertainment and In addition to conducting business Scholarships Given For First, Second and Third Place in Anhual Essay Contest. long time to ward supplying the farmers with cash money whllo tho main crops nre maturing. "I think It Is one of the finest movements Athens ever mado," de- * l:ir--d If, K. Donley of Wlnter- vllle. ”1 have been hero every Urns and s<4d out each trip." 'Tho Curb Market haa started off fine. It will develop Into a big thing," Says T. A. Henry of Oconee Heights. "It Is ono of. the host things Athens has over done fqr the (arm. or," asserted J. It. Evans of Tueke- ton. Mr. Evans has also been a Tegular visitors to the Market. Tuesday he sold several gallons of OInck walnuts. *'I hover would havo sold them If It had not been for the Curb Market." ho said. Th* same thing Is true of other prod - ni ts that would have been left at tho homes of the men who bring Biem to the Curh Market If It bad not been for tho latter. * INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — “Why America fthould. Prohibit Immi gration for Fire Team," will he the *ubjeet of the American L*. 1 pCeabYd glone essay contest which opens! »*The Curb Market Is showing up May 25 and enda October 12, Gar- : better than 1 expected," said J. J. FARMERS landJV. Powell, national director of the Ifsglon's Amdricaolsm commis sion:-has tnnonneed. Th* contest which wUI be con ducted by the legion's Americanism commission Is open to nil school children between the ages of It ant IS. More than 200,000 children are expected to submit essays. In conformity with the purposes of the teuton's effort which are to develop an Interest among school children in the great national, ques tions of the dsyfaod to encourage education, tho Americanism com. mission will sward national prizes. In Ih* form of three scholarships for tint, second and third winners to the cash value of 1750, 1500 end 3260. respectively. They may b» applied In meeting the expense of n student's education'In any (mi lage or university. A silver medal, bronze medal nnd certificate of merit will be awarded (o flrat. sec ond and third state winners. - re spectively. Essays wUI be selected n tarn by county and etate Jud res, ap pointed by county nnd state ich-ml officials and legion member*. Win ning essays In the various states will be sent to legion national headquarter* In Indlannpolls, where they will be judged by three educator*,of national prominence, to be named by tho Americanism commission. Essays Will- he restricted to 600 words for length. Thourht, style Adams of Bogart "I am well pleas ed with the results.” Mr. Adams has sold hundreds of quarts of strawberries at tho Curb Market, which has has already been given tho credit for saving this year* strawberry crop. "Delighted," Is the way Abner tipratlln of WIntervllle expressed himself. Mr. Spratlin sold a alrxn number of squabs Tuesday. He has brought prodilco * to the market every day. Saturday will ho tho next Curb Market day. Tho new permits 1*1 sued Tuesday were to the follow ing: J. w. Dickens, Bishop; Grover Sailors, Nicholson; W. B. Davis. Athens, route 7: O. A. Pow er, Jefferson; R. T. Holmes, R. F. D. A: P. J. Garrett, Hull; Luther David. Comer; C. II. Wilson, Wln- tsrvllle. O. T. Butler, Jefferson: S. R. Wchunt, Danlelsvlllc; W. V. Pres- Kenney, Athens Route two; T. A. •ley. Pendergrass; J. B. Dellinger. Blahop: J. E. Hooper. WIntervllle; J. B. Brock. Athens; Willie Roe Pruitt. Athens Route two; C. W. Brown, WIntervllle; Fred Jackson, nedstone. Sanders Ordained At Comer Church Madison association the counjy originality of treatment. In homo "< commissioners are asured e fine! >>" the basic con- Hme In the Sumter couhty metrop- t deratlons ln ludglng' esMy*. ac- H‘ COR- ..it. pnrHfnd tn Mr Pnw*1I Qnoll nr snd all effort# have proved fttlle J. P. Sims. Atlanta; Albert T. 81ms, far. ' ’ Madison i Countv? torn danshten Mr*. Tv., s. McCurdy. Comer, Mrs. I. A Teasley, Comer: one brother, W. 1L Cari then, corner.. DR. HOLMES RESIGNS AS GORDON PRESIDENT BARNESVILLE, Ga—Dr. E. T. Holmes, tor the put II year* president of Gordon, h*s tendered his resignation with the purpose to sever his connection with the Institution when the term eloses with th* gr . emrclses Tuesday evening, 29. His resignation will o* s source of regret to hundreds of friend* nnd natrons of the school throughout the ttate, confine tn Mr. Powell. Spelling and penmanahlpp will be considered More than 50.000 children sub mitted essays In the contest held last year by the legion on the sub ject. "How Can the American Le sion Best Serve theh Nation." Ah Sing Chlng, of Ewa Oahu, Hawaii, n fourteen-year-old schoolboy of Chinese descent, won first prise; Second plaae win won by Miss Pnallne Virginia Chastain, of In. dleu polls, while Joseph Glnndona- to. or Bridgeport. Conn., who sub mitted an essay In blank verse, captured third prize. „ . Ini HH— COMER, Ga.—On Sunday night. May 20th, 1923. Rev. Arthur N. Sanders was ordained to the mln- l/try ol the gospel at the Comer Baptist church. Comer, Ga. Mr. Sanders la a graduate of Mercer University end tills year completed the full course at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary t Louisville. Ky. He takes charge . the Bantlst church at Clayton. AU as pastor, right away. • The ordination sermon preached by the Rev. W. M. < of WIntervllle, the exsml was made hy Rev. W. 1>. 1 Jr.vpasior nt Corner. The charges to the Candida the church were by Re, Edwards cf Athens, -tnd vcntatlon of the Rlble by A. White, Coiner.